Aussie Gold Hunters: Mine SOS, The Bates

Paul Mackie and his expert team must haul a crew of first-time gold miners out of an epic three-year gold drought before their operation and family legacy ends in ruin.

Paul Mackie and his team of experts travel to the unforgiving Western Australian Pilbara to help an Indigenous family gold mine save itself from financial disaster.

Paul Mackie and the team try to find the causes of a two-year dry streak that threatens to end the dreams of rookie prospectors Chris Moore and Vince Federici.

Paul Mackie's team have just six days to help a team of ex-servicemen become skilled mobile goldminers and reach their dream of funding a veteran's charity.

Paul Mackie's mine makeover team deal with hardship and heartbreak as they help up-and-coming prospector Jarrod Crosbie overcome a barrage of setbacks.

The team set out to install a full-scale hard rock mining operation and deliver a potentially life changing payday for rookies, Nathan Malatesta, and Steve Ogilvie.